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John J. Hartin is wanted for allegedly abusing two young boys, approximately eight and nine years old, whom he had befriended in the Boston, Massachusetts, area in 1993. After being charged locally with five counts of statutory rape of a child, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Hartin on December 18, 1997, in Boston, Massachusetts, and he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.Hartin studied graphic and computer arts in college. -FBI

ruce Emerson Sawhill, a convicted sex offender, is wanted for committing sexual acts on a minor. Approximately in 2001, Sawhill allegedly sexually assaulted a young female child on more than one occasion, in Jefferson County, Missouri. Sawhill had previously befriended the victim's parents and gained access to the victim.

Sawhill was subsequently charged in Missouri with two counts of statutory sodomy and released on bond pending a trial. Sawhill failed to appear in court on the trial date. On June 5, 2006, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Sawhill, and he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

In 2004 or 2005, Sawhill could have travelled to the Pacific Northwest area, to include Oregon or Washington. Additionally, Sawhill has reportedly grown marijuana in the past and could be working on a marijuana farm. -FBI

Richard Craig Torres is wanted for his alleged repeated molestation of a 13-year-old girl in Sacramento County, California. Torres allegedly fled Sacramento County on or about November 7, 2007. A local arrest warrant was issued for Torres on November 11, 2007, and he was charged with sexual assault of a minor. A federal arrest warrant was issued on June 26, 2008, and Torres was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Torres is known to enjoy working out at the gym. He may have fled to Mexico. -FBI

William Lee Copp is wanted for child pornography offenses which occurred from the late 1990s through 2004, in Englewood, Florida. Copp is alleged to have used his credit card to subscribe to a web site which allowed him to access child pornography. Copp allegedly downloaded child pornography and saved it to his computer and disks.

Copp was charged in a 126-count criminal complaint and capias by the 12th Judicial Circuit Court, State of Florida, for obscene material possession-possessing a photograph of the sexual performance by a child (child pornography) in violation of Florida State statute. Copp was scheduled to appear for a court proceeding on February 2, 2006, in Sarasota County, Florida, however, he failed to appear. He also was scheduled to appear for his trial on February 6, 2006, at the Circuit Court, Sarasota, Florida, however, he failed to appear again. On February 7, 2006, a state warrant was issued for his arrest.

In addition, a federal arrest warrant was issued on February 24, 2006, by the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, after Copp was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.Copp is a former junior Olympics gymnastics coach and a member of the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame (trampoline and tumbling). In the United States, Copp has lived in Cleveland, Ohio, and Sarasota and Venice, Florida.

Copp has traveled extensively throughout the world and has contacts worldwide due to his involvement in international gymnastics competitions. He reportedly has expressed interest in traveling to Panama and Colombia. Copp is believed to have lived in Maro, Spain, and most recently in the area of Nerja in Malaga, on the southern coast of Spain. He is known to stay in hostels throughout Spain. -FBI

Luis Tejada was indicted on October 29, 2010, by the United States District Court, District of Maryland, Greenbelt, Maryland, for distribution of child pornography and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest. It is alleged that Tejada distributed child pornography images and video via the Internet.

Tejada speaks fluent Spanish. He has ties to New York, Maryland, and El Salvador. Tejada is a citizen of the United States and has a U.S. Passport. -FBI

Charley Hollin is wanted for kidnapping and child molestation. On January 20, 1999, a ten-year-old female resident of Seymour, Indiana, was allegedly abducted at knife point outside a local girl's club and later sexually assaulted. After the molestation occurred, Hollin reportedly made the victim leave the car naked, and her clothes were thrown out of the car after her.

On February 3, 2000, an arrest warrant was issued for Charley Hollin in the state of Indiana, Jackson County, for two counts of confinement and three counts of child molesting. Additionally, on April 5, 2007, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, District of Indiana, after Hollin was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Hollin prefers to wear casual slacks and collared shirts. He claims to be a strong Pentecostal and is an avid reader of detective magazines. Hollin also professed to have fake hair pieces, mustaches, and other means of disguising his true identity, as well as exhibiting a badge to others indicating that he is a police officer. Hollin enjoys the outdoors and has previously raised cattle. He also likes boating, water-skiing, and sports cars. Hollin is fluent in sign language and skilled in electronics.Hollin has traveled to the following areas: Nova Scotia, Costa Rica, Aruba, Venezuela, Isla Margarita (off the coast of Colombia), Jamaica, Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, San Blas Islands, (off the coast of Costa Rica), Grand Cayman, Cozumel, Hawaii, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, and Puerto Rico. He has also traveled throughout the United States and has ties to Indiana and Kentucky. -FBI

Elby Jessie Hars, a convicted child sex offender, is currently wanted for his alleged involvement in sexual activity with a minor girl. The crime occurred in Richland County, South Carolina, in 2000.

A state arrest warrant was issued in April of 2000 by a Richland County General Sessions Magistrate after Hars was charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor (second degree). In March of 2001, Hars was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution by the United States District Court, District of South Carolina, and a federal warrant was issued for his arrest.

Hars may have a shaved head. Hars may have fled to Texas or Mexico. -FBI

Hugo Sanchez is wanted for multiple counts of predatory criminal sexual assault. It is alleged that during June 2001 through August 2003, Sanchez sexually assaulted three minor children in Chicago, Illinois. It is believed he fled the state after the crimes were committed, and he may be living in Guerrero, Mexico.

On August 8, 2003, an arrest warrant was issued for Hugo Sanchez, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, for predatory criminal sexual assault. Sanchez was arrested and released on bond but failed to appear at subsequent court hearings. On July 21, 2008, a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, after Sanchez was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. -FBI

In 2003, Thomas Emil Sliwinski was charged with criminal endangerment for having sex without consent with his young stepdaughter. He pled guilty to this charge and the plea agreement required Sliwinski to attend sex offender treatment. He was also charged with tampering with physical evidence after it was learned that he had destroyed evidence and Sliwinski was convicted of this charge. Sliwinski was given a five-year suspended sentence for both of these convictions.

Sliwinski was later kicked out of his sex offender treatment program. As a result, the Lewis and Clark County Attorney in Montana filed a petition to revoke Sliwinski's probationary sentences. Sliwinski also failed to register as a sex offender. A hearing regarding the petition was to be held on September 2, 2004, but Sliwinski failed to appear. A warrant for Sliwinski's arrest was issued on September 2, 2004, by the Montana First Judicial Court, Lewis and Clark County, for revocation of his suspended sentences for the underlying felony offenses of criminal endangerment and tampering with physical evidence. A second local arrest warrant for Sliwinski was issued in the same jurisdiction on September 9, 2004, for bail jumping. On September 13, 2005, a federal arrest warrant charging Sliwinski with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued by the United States District Court, District of Montana, Great Falls, Montana.

At the time the state initiated its prosecution, Sliwinski reportedly practiced polygamy while residing in a remote area between Helena and Great Falls, Montana, where he was "married" to three persons.

Sliwinski may wear eyeglasses. He was last known to be in the area of LeBaron, Mexico, located in the state of Chihuahua. -FBI

James William Bell is wanted for the alleged molestation of three young girls, then aged 9 to 13, in Middletown, Rhode Island. The molestation allegedly occurred while Bell was working at a local YMCA. He was arrested in Allyn, Washington, on August 7, 2003, and brought back to Rhode Island where he was arraigned on numerous counts of second degree child molestation in Newport, Rhode Island Superior Court. Bell was released on bail, but failed to appear for a pre-trial conference on July 15, 2004. A local warrant was issued for his arrest on July 30, 2004, and Bell was charged with probation and bail violation. A federal arrest warrant was issued on January 9, 2006, in the United States District Court of Rhode Island, and Bell was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Bell may have fled to Washington State, or elsewhere on the West Coast. He may wear eyeglasses. -FBI

Frantz Dieudonne is being sought for his alleged involvement in sex-related crimes with a minor, after being indicted in Illinois on October 1, 2002, and in Utah on February 26, 2003. From November of 2001 through May of 2002, Dieudonne allegedly traveled across state lines from Pennsylvania to Utah to engage in sex with a 15-year-old minor. On June 1, 2002, Dieudonne was arrested in North Aurora, Illinois, for allegedly transporting a minor in interstate commerce with the intent to engage in sex and was released on bond one week later. Dieudonne was scheduled for a pre-trial motion on September 22, 2003, in the Northern District of Illinois, but he failed to appear, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest. Dieudonne also failed to appear for trials, which were scheduled for October 20, 2003, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and November 3, 2003, in Chicago, Illinois.

Dieudonne has ties to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Utah. -FBI

Cruz Naranjo Silva is wanted in Sacramento County, California, for the alleged forcible rape of his girlfriend's young daughter on her birthday. He was arrested and charged with committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14 in July of 2006, but is thought to have fled while out on bail. A federal arrest warrant was issued on May 9, 2008, after Silva was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. -FBI

Roger Alan Giese is wanted for his alleged involvement in sexual activity with a 13-year-old boy in Buena Park, California. In 1998, when Giese was a choir director, he met the victim and befriended his family. Giese was able to move into the victim's home and the sex acts allegedly took place until 2002. Giese was arrested in 2002, but he was released on bond pending trial. From 2002 until 2007, Giese appeared in court as scheduled. However, Giese failed to appear for his pre-trial motions hearing on March 12, 2007, and the next day, he failed to appear for jury selection.Giese was charged with lewd acts with a child and penetration with a foreign object by the Central Justice Center, County of Orange, State of California, and a state warrant was issued on March 12, 2007, for his arrest. A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Central District of California, on March 16, 2007, after Giese was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.Giese may have travelled to North Carolina, the Bahama Islands, the Cayman Islands, the United Kingdom, and Norway. -FBI

On February 21, 1992, Anthony Kendall Dewater, a teacher's aide at an elementary school in Salem, Oregon, was charged with nine counts of sexual abuse in the first degree for allegedly fondling multiple students over a six-month period. He was found guilty of seven of those counts in the Marion County Circuit Court for the State of Oregon on July 31, 1992. On November 2, 1992, the Marion County Circuit Court for the State of Oregon issued an arrest warrant for Dewater for failure to appear in the first degree. A complaint was authorized and a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, District of Oregon, Portland, Oregon, charging Dewater with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on July 22, 1993.Dewater speaks fluent Spanish. He may have traveled to Seattle, Washington; California; British Columbia, Canada; Spain; the United Kingdom; or Peru. -FBI

William Willingham is wanted for kidnapping and rape in Tate County, Mississippi. On December 22, 1998, Willingham is alleged to have tied up his girlfriend in her bedroom at her residence, and proceeded to the next room to rape her daughter. Willingham's girlfriend managed to free herself and went to the aid of her daughter. However, Willingham allegedly brandished a knife and forced his girlfriend back into her room. He then returned to the room of his girlfriend's daughter and allegedly continued to rape her. Willingham soon fled the residence.On March 4, 1999, Willingham was indicted by a Tate County, Mississippi Grand Jury for statutory rape and kidnapping. A federal arrest warrant was subsequently issued after Willingham was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.Willingham has ties to Memphis, Tennessee. He may travel to Arkansas and Alabama. He reportedly is a heavy drinker and uses drugs. He is known to carry a 12-inch knife. -FBI

Wayne Arthur Silsbee is wanted for his alleged involvement in multiple incidents of sexual assault involving several female victims who were between the ages of eight and ten at the time of the offenses. These assaults occurred between September of 1995 and April of 1996, in Clackamas County, Oregon. Silsbee was acquainted with each of the victim children, having either babysat for them or taken them to various events. Silsbee was charged with first degree sodomy, first degree sexual abuse, endangering the welfare of a minor, and first degree unlawful sexual penetration in a local arrest warrant in Clackamas County, Oregon, on July 24, 1996. A federal arrest warrant charging him with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued on September 19, 1996, in the United States District Court, District of Oregon, Portland, Oregon.

Silsbee has a receding hairline. He is known to wear prescription contact lenses. Silsbee has ties to Springfield, Missouri; the San Francisco Bay area of California; Colorado; Arizona; and northwestern Washington State.

Silsbee is fluent in sign language and may try to obtain employment or volunteer work in that field. He has previously shown interest in nudist activities, including prior membership in the American Sunbathing Association. Silsbee is purported to be an active member of the Adventist Church.

Silsbee's hobbies include computer repair and programming, short-wave radio and C.B. operation, and singing in church or community choirs. He also enjoys playing musical instruments, including the piano, guitar, and handbells. In the past, Silsbee has played in handbell choirs. -FBI

Jose Carmen Sian is wanted for his alleged involvement in continuous sexual activity with a young girl in Southern California. The sexual abuse allegedly occurred from approximately 2007 through 2008.

Sian was charged with sexual intercourse with a child 10 years of age or younger and continuous sexual abuse of a child, and a state arrest warrant was issued on February 9, 2010, by the Superior Court of Orange County, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana, California. A federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Central District of California, on March 10, 2010, after Sian was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Sian is believed to be residing currently in Amatitlan, Guatemala where he has ties. -FBI

David Lee Sheffield is wanted for child-pornography related crimes. He is charged with the production, distribution, and possession of child pornography. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Sheffield by the United States District Court, District of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, on January 21, 2011.

Sheffield is being investigated as part of the FBI's Innocent Images National Initiative and Project Safe Childhood, a program coordinated by the United States Department of Justice.

Sheffield wears glasses and normally has a moustache. He is a heavy smoker.Sheffield was very active in the online gaming community, using names such as Dragon ashes, Dragon phoenix and Lockie. Specifically, he ran an online gaming server.

In October of 2010, Sheffield was seen in the Aiken, South Carolina area. He was seen driving a gray 1985 Oldsmobile 2 door coupe with South Carolina license plate number AGU 931. However, Sheffield's vehicle was recovered at a hotel located in Covington, Georgia, in October of 2011. Sheffield's whereabouts are still unknown, as well as the vehicle he may be driving currently. Sheffield may travel to California, Colorado, and Michigan. -FBI

Jose Gustavo Badillo is wanted for allegedly raping and molesting a minor female over the course of several years, beginning approximately in 1998. On September 1, 2005, the District Court of the 20th Judicial District, State of Oklahoma, issued an arrest warrant after Badillo was charged with first degree rape. Badillo was charged federally on September 19, 2005, with transporting a minor in foreign commerce with intent to engage in sexual activity, and tampering with a federal witness/victim. In addition, on February 23, 2006, United States District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, issued an arrest warrant for Badillo relating to a charge of possession of child pornography.

Badillo has a formal education in computers and likes to tinker with them. He enjoys selling things over the Internet, frequents bars and drinks alcohol, and once had a deejay business. He once took flying lessons. Badillo would likely seek white collar jobs and not jobs involving physical labor. He has ties to Madill and Ardmore, Oklahoma, and San Luis Potosi and Matamoros, Mexico. He has dual United States and Mexican citizenship. Badillo may be taking steps to change his appearance by growing his hair long. -FBI

Jose Antonio Barroso is wanted for his alleged involvement in the rape of a young girl in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The rape allegedly occurred from the time the victim was five years old until she was eleven years old when it was reported.A state arrest warrant was issued by the District Court of Sebastian County, Arkansas, on November 30, 2004, after Barroso was charged with rape. Barroso was charged federally with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution by the United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas, and a federal arrest warrant was issued on February 1, 2005.

Barroso is believed to be in the Guadalajara, Mexico, area. -FBI

Rene F. Ramirez is wanted for his alleged involvement in the possession and receipt of child pornography. From approximately June of 2007 through December of 2009, it is alleged that Ramirez was involved in the trafficking of child pornography, via computers, in the New York City area. A federal arrest warrant was issued for Ramirez in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York, on March 7, 2011, after he was charged with possession and receipt of child pornography.Ramirez is known to wear eyeglasses. He speaks both English and Spanish. He has ties to The Bronx, New York and Mexico. Ramirez is skilled in the use of computers and may frequent social networking sites. -FBI

Curtis Lee Brovold is wanted for his alleged sexual activities with a 14-year-old Minnesota girl whom he met on the Internet in February of 2000. Brovold is alleged to have communicated with the victim mostly via Internet for approximately six months. Then, in July of 2000, Brovold allegedly flew to Moorhead, Minnesota, met the teenage victim, and engaged in sex acts with her at a local hotel.

Brovold was arrested on July 11, 2000, and released on bond. However, Brovold did not appear for his court hearing which was scheduled for September 18, 2000, in Clay County, Minnesota. That same day, a state arrest warrant was issued in the State of Minnesota, Seventh Judicial District, after Brovold was charged with criminal sexual conduct. Brovold was charged subsequently with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, State and District of Minnesota.

Brovold may have traveled to Bital and Tepey, Mexico. He has ties to Granite Falls and Wood Lake, Minnesota; Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Martinez, Georgia. He spends a lot of time on computers in chat rooms, reportedly engaging in sexually explicit conversations. -FBI

Henry Enriquez is wanted for rape and gross sexual imposition in Cleveland, Ohio. These charges are based on Enriquez's alleged sexual assault of a female victim who was under the age of 13 when the crimes occurred. The incidents took place in Lakewood, Ohio, from January 3, 1992 through May 31, 1992.

On February 16, 1993, an arrest warrant was issued by the state of Ohio, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, after Enriquez was charged with rape and gross sexual imposition. Enriquez was also charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, and a federal arrest warrant was issued by the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, on March 15, 1993.

Enriquez has ties to Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. He has also been known, in the past, to participate in rodeos in the above areas. Enriquez has also been described as a loner with a propensity for alcohol abuse. -FBI

Jerold C. Dunning is wanted for his alleged involvement in lewd activities with a child under the age of 16, in St. Petersburg, Florida from 1996 to 1998. Dunning was arrested on October 14, 1998, and subsequently released on bond. His trial was scheduled for June 29, 1999, but he failed to appear in court.Dunning was charged with lewd and lascivious behavior upon a child, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest by the Circuit Court, Pinnellas County, Florida on June 29, 1999. A federal warrant was issued subsequently by the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, after Dunning was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

Dunning is known to have experience working with fiberglass used for building boats. Dunning enjoys outdoor activities such as, four wheeling, camping, fishing, and skiing (water/snow). He owns several guns for recreational purposes. He reportedly has never been violent. Dunning has ties to Florida and Tennessee. -FBI

Rex C. Reichert is wanted for the alleged sexual abuse of two juvenile males, ages fourteen and ten, over a two-year period at his apartment in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Reichert had cared for the boys while a relative was receiving medical treatment. The boys also visited him on weekends and accompanied him on camping trips. On September 28, 1990, Reichert was charged with criminal attempt with intent to commit the crime of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, criminal solicitation with the intent of promoting or facilitating the commissions of the crime of involuntary sexual intercourse, indecent assault, corruption of a minor, and endangering the welfare of children by the Collegeville Police Department, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and a state warrant was issued for his arrest. On March 31, 1992, a federal arrest warrant was obtained for Reichert after he was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution in the United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Reichert is skilled in electronics, specifically musical equipment. He has been known to wear wire-rimmed glasses and have his hair in a ponytail. Reichert may travel to Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Canada, and Europe. -FBI

An 11-year-old girl is believed to have left her Vidalia, Georgia, home with 19-year-old Bany Garcia Mexquititla on or about August 7, 2003. The girl was later recovered safely in Mexico in April of 2006. On August 19, 2003, a State of Georgia felony arrest warrant charging Bany Garcia Mexquititla with interference with custody was issued. The United States District Court, Southern District of Georgia, issued a federal arrest warrant charging Mexquititla with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution on October 29, 2003.

Mexquititla may be a member of a street gang. He may be traveling throughout Texas or Mexico. -FBI

Jeffrey Dean McDaniel is wanted in Placer County, California, for his alleged repeated sexual contact with a minor female relative. The girl was thirteen years old at the time of the abuse. In September of 1998, McDaniel left the area with the girl and her whereabouts remained unknown until she was located in Mexico in September of 2000. According to the girl, McDaniel had traveled with her throughout California and Nevada before ending up in Mexico. McDaniel continued to sexually assault the girl, which resulted in a pregnancy. McDaniel's whereabouts remain unknown. On February 28, 2001, an arrest warrant was issued for McDaniel after he was charged with child custody deprivation. A federal arrest warrant was issued in May of 2001, and McDaniel was charged with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution.

McDaniel may be living in Mexico. He may be interested in tattoo artistry. -FBI

Grant Lavelle Hudson, III, a convicted sex offender, is currently wanted in Santa Rosa, California, on a felony arrest warrant issued on October 28, 2003. Grant is charged with nine counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under fourteen years of age, two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child who was 14/15 years old, and two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under fourteen years of age by the use of force, violence, duress, menace, and threat of bodily harm. These charges stem from Hudson's alleged sexual molestation of a young female family member which occurred over a period of approximately eight years. Hudson has also been charged with failure to register as a sex offender. A federal arrest warrant charging Hudson with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution was issued on March 31, 2006, in the United States District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco, California.

Hudson has been known to travel to Europe, the Middle East, and Israel, and has ties to Colorado and New York. He has been known to wear a goatee and/or beard. -FBI

Jorge Alberto Martinez, Jr. is wanted in Sacramento County, California, for allegedly engaging in multiple sex acts with a 13-year-old girl. Martinez was arrested for this crime and was found to be in possession of illicit photographs of the victim and a loaded handgun. Prior to his trial, Martinez fled Sacramento County. In August of 2006, he was charged in the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, with lewd and lascivious act with a child under 14 years of age, oral copulation with a child under 14 years of age, photographing a minor during a sex act, and possession of a concealed firearm. On July 11, 2007, Martinez was charged in the United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento, California, with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

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